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Second federal judge rules against Trump administration’s TikTok ban
Another federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against U.S. government restrictions that would have effectively banned TikTok from operating in the United States. The ruling (embedded below) was made by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols in a lawsuit filed by TikTok and ByteDance against President Donald Trump, Secretary…
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TikTok’s deadline comes and goes with no sale and no ban, yet
After months of wrangling, proposals, court rulings and a few extensions, a deadline set by the Trump Administration’s Treasury Department mandated a sale for TikTok by today, December 4th. The day is almost over (on the East Coast, anyway), and ther… Source
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TikTok’s epic rise and stumble
TikTok’s rise in the West is unprecedented for any Chinese tech company, and so is the amount of attention it has attracted from politicians worldwide. Below is a timeline of how TikTok grew from what some considered another “copycat” short video app to global dominance and eventually became a target…
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Snapchat launches TikTok rival ‘Spotlight’
TikTok now has another competitor to contend with: Snapchat. Snap is launching Spotlight, a new section of its app that will showcase user-created videos. Though it’s not the first time the app has highlighted videos from users, it’s the first time S… Source
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Commerce Department extends deadline for a TikTok sale to the 27th
For months, the Trump Administration has pushed for TikTok to either be sold or get shut down and locked out of doing business with US companies. However, despite the incomplete status of a proposed sale that would’ve made it a partner with Oracle, a… Source
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The U.S. government sends mixed messages about TikTok’s future
The fate of TikTok in the United States got even more confusing this week. The U.S. Justice and Commerce Departments sent conflicting messages today about TikTok’s future, which is now up in the air with the upcoming administration transition. The Department of Commerce said Thursday it would abide by an…
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